A to Z International Business is a directory and marketing database that includes 30 million businesses and 220 million residents. It is ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, and job searches. Also included are cultural facts intended for researchers, educators, travelers, logistics, and international trade professionals.
ABC-Clio has access to encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and guides from a variety of subject areas, including crime & punishment, geography, religion, world history, military history, health & medicine, popular culture, sociology, and more. These full eBooks are not downloadable to read off-line.
Academic Search Complete provides both popular and scholarly journal coverage and video clips for nearly all academic areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, technology, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. Academic Search Complete is a great starting point for most general research.
ACLS Humanities E-Book collection focuses on the core disciplines of the humanities - literature, linguistics, history, art history, philosophy. Pages from this collection can be printed and emailed.
Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture. Citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials and technical reports to support agricultural research.
Use this federated search to search all of our Alexander Street Press collections and purchased content at once. From this page, you can also access our individual collections and popular channels.
ALLDATA is a comprehensive resource for automotive technicians containing diagnostic and repair information. Includes TSB's, diagnostic trouble codes, printable diagrams, a comprehensive quick-reference guide, and a conversion calculator. Click on the “repair” button to search by year, make, model, engine, or VIN. On-campus only.
A database of print material from early colonial imports to titles published on American soil during the Revolution and early republic (1691 to 1877), covering nearly all aspects of American life and society. Each series can be accessed individually from library.cod.edu/aas
American Music (including African American Music) includes songs by and about Americans for listening and learning online. The range of genres includes country, folk, bluegrass, Western, old time, American Indian, blues, gospel, shape note singing, doo-wop, Motown, R&B, soul, funk, and others.
The American Welding Society Digital Library contains the full-text of all American Welding Society's standards, handbooks and manuals, videos, and journals. Student access allows these texts and videos to be read or viewed in a browser but does not allow printing or downloading.
Faculty access allows for printing and downloading when signed in with an AWS account. Contact the Library to obtain an account.
AnthroSource contains over 100 years of anthropological research. Included are, issues of American Anthropological Association's journals and bulletins, and archived issues of all the AAA's journals, newsletters, and bulletins.
Art and Architecture Complete provides popular and scholarly articles, images, and videos for a broad range of related subjects including antiques, architecture and architectural history, archaeology, costume design, decorative arts, graphic arts, interior and landscape design, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Images are stored as PDFs.
Artemis is a portal to the content contained in both Literature Online and Literature Resource Center. From Artemis, you can access literary and drama criticism, reviews, topic overviews, author biographies, and much more.
Associates Programs Source Plus contains popular and scholarly articles and videos for areas such as accounting, agriculture, childcare, computer science, cosmetology, criminal justice, culinary arts, fashion, fire science, forestry, graphic arts, hospitality, interior design, massage therapy, plumbing, veterinary technology, and welding.
Repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls. Covers thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
Pop-up Picks is a collection of popular eBooks that are freely available to residents of Illinois. Provided by RAILS (Reaching Across Illinois Library System).
More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.
Includes the Biography Reference eBook Collection which encompasses a rich selection of biographic titles, covering popular and important figures in business, film, history, music, politics, sports and more.
Black Thought and Culture is a collection of primary source documents, such as essays, letters, song lyrics, interviews, and speeches written by African American social, cultural and political notables from the 17th century to the present documenting the African American experience in the United States.
Bloomsbury Architecture contains eBooks on architecture, urbanism, and interior design published by Bloomsbury Academic. This resource allows you to search, browse by theme, and use interactive features such as a visual timeline and world map. The content includes introductory guidance as well as in-depth research.
Building Green is an online trade magazine for interior design, architecture, construction, and related industries that provides information for professionals seeking to minimize ecological impact and maximize economic performance. Includes feature articles, in-depth product insights, design strategies, and information about industry standards. Create an account with your COD email for off campus access.
Business Source Complete includes full-text, non-journal content such as financial data, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, company profiles, SWOT analyses, as well as industry, market, investment, and county reports. It covers all disciplines in business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.
CareNotes contains patient education documents providing easy-to-understand information about all aspects of care and health. These concise, customizable materials address patient conditions, treatments, diets, laboratory tests, follow-up care, psychosocial issues, continuing health, and the most frequently administered drugs.
CARLI Digital Collections is a growing image and special collections research resource. It is the full collection of digital content created or purchased by member libraries of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). Here you will find images of art, architecture, historical documents, and much more.
Checkpoint provides access to some of the most widely used tax products, including U.S. Tax Reporter & RIA Citator. Also included are WG&L journals (Journal of Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Practical Tax Strategies, FASB Codification, GASB, and AICPA Standards).
This is the official online guide to the Chicago Manual of Style. Users will find definitive information on citation, style, and grammar for the 16th and 17th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style.
Provides indexing and full-text coverage of the Chicago Tribune from 1989-present.
The Chronicle of Higher Education provides news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. The Chronicle is a major news service in the United States for the academic world. It is published every weekday online.
Create an account with your COD email to access this resource off campus.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the best source for news, opinion, and advice for nonprofit professionals. The Chronicle offers special reports, webinars, and briefings from top nonprofit and foundation experts. Create an account with your COD email to access this resource off campus.
CINAHL is the go-to journal article database for Nursing & Health Sciences students. It covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing. Use the subject headings and limiters to refine searches and access full-text nursing and clinical journals.
Classical Music Library is a large collection of classical music recordings for listening and learning online. Coverage includes music written from the earliest times to the present, including many contemporary composers. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera.
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides indexing and abstracts for many top communication journals covering all related disciplines, including media studies, linguistics, speech, rhetoric, and discourse.
Comprehensive database for consumer-oriented health content, Consumer Health Complete is designed to help users gain an overall understanding of key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Contemporary World Music contains musical genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, as well as other world music genres such as Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.
CQ Researcher contains in-depth articles on selected current and controversial issues. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, and science and technology. This database is great for speech assignments, research papers, and debate preparation.
ChicagoBusiness.com is the top source of news, analysis and information on business in metropolitan Chicago. It provides news coverage on politics and opinion, lifestyle and dining, real estate, and special reports on trending issues. On-campus only.
Credo Reference provides access to a broad selection of dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations, and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles. Includes a built-in mind map to help students brainstorm search terms. Credo is a great place to start your research.
Provides full-text access to the Daily Herald. Coverage: 1997-present.
This is the historical archive of the Daily Herald and its predecessors dating back to 1901. Full-text and digital scans from the original newspapers are available.
EBSCO eBooks Collection spans a variety of topics. Most books in this collection are in PDF format. Many titles in the EBSCO eBook Collection can be downloaded in their entirety to your computer or mobile reading device.
OpenDissertations.org is a collaboration between EBSCO and BiblioLabs that brings an innovative approach to increasing traffic and discoverability of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) research.
The EBSCOhost platform has a new user interface with improved usability and accessibility. The redesign offers sticky filters, every page can be a permalink, a new user account experience, and much more. Please let us know about your experience with the new UI via the feedback form below.
EdFlicks is a collection of videos focusing on early childhood teaching practices including emotional and physical health, assessment, observation, working with families, and management techniques for lead teachers.
The online version of the classic Encyclopedia Britannica which also includes web links, select articles, and access to Webster's Dictionary. Research tools included are the world atlas, country comparison tool, original sources, and The World Factbook.
ERIC is the best bet for education-related literature, including pedagogy, counseling and psychology. Content includes indexes, education journals, reports, dissertations, and more. Coverage 1966-present.
This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.
Ethnographic Video contains classic and contemporary documentaries, previously unpublished footage from anthropologists and ethnographers, field recordings, select feature films, and indigenous media.
Fairchild Books Interior Design Library is a collection of digital textbooks and supplementary resources for all levels. Key subject areas covered include interior construction and building systems; drawing, modelling, and CAD; interior design: principles and approaches; professional and business practice; elements of interior design; and history, theory, and criticism.
The Film Studies Collection is a comprehensive offering of silent era and contemporary films which together represent the basis of modern cinematic technique and film theory. This collection also includes award-winning films of cultural and sociological significance from over 60 countries around the world.
Films on Demand offers online videos in a variety of subjects including automotive technology, building/construction, cosmetology, computing technology, education, electronics, engineering, horticulture, manufacturing, social sciences, technical communications, welding, and more.
Flipster is a digital magazine platform featuring popular and educational titles on a variety of subjects and interests. Printing and access to an assortment of back issues is possible. Available on desktop and mobile.
Sign in with your COD email to access this resource through the mobile app.
Foundation Directory Online Professional by Candid provides detailed profiles of active U.S. foundations and extensive files of recent grants awarded by the nation's top funders. On-campus only.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online by Candid assists individuals in locating funding from foundations. On-campus only.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship covers all major areas of starting and operating a business: financing, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, taxes, and more. Some notable resources include broad overviews of business topics and example business plans from actual businesses.
Gale eBooks is a collection of online reference books on a variety of topics including business, history, literature, health & medicine, social science, technology, and more. The inclusion of key word definitions within its concise encyclopedia entries makes this database the perfect starting point for professional and personal research.
Gale in Context: College provides support for papers, projects, speech assignments, and presentations. Including thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines, and multimedia elements in five core subject areas: history, literature, biography, science, and social studies. This is a great place to start your research.
Informe es una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
Created exclusively for Spanish-speaking users, this database provides indexing, images, and full-text of popular magazines on a variety of topics.
This is an online index to the Gale Literary reference books in the Library and Gale Literature Resource Center online database. Refer to Literature Resource Center for full-text online resources.
Literature Criticism contains the full-text of these important reference works: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Short Story Criticism. Literature Criticism also gives users access to the Literary Index.
Literature Resource Center contains analysis, biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, and from around the world.
Google Arts & Culture is a non-commercial initiative. Google works with cultural institutions and artists around the world to preserve and digitize the world’s art and culture online so it’s accessible to anyone, anywhere.
GreenFILE content covers all aspects of human impact to the environment such as global warming, green building, pollution, renewable energy, and recycling. Types of content includes general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports.
GuideStar by Candid allows users to verify a nonprofit's legitimacy, learn whether a contribution will be tax deductible, view a nonprofit's recent Form 990, or find out more about its mission, programs, and finances. On-campus only.
HarpWeek contains full-text articles and images from the 1857-1912 Harper's Weekly magazine covering the Civil War through the Gilded Age periods of American history.
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. It provides long-term preservation and access to public domain and in-copyright titles on a wide variety of subjects.
COD Library patrons have access to Open Access Publications only.
Health Source: Consumer Edition is a collection of information on many health topics including medicine, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. Content includes full-text consumer health magazines, newsletters and pamphlets, reference books, as well as peer-reviewed academic journals.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses and medical educators with access to full-text, scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals, many of which are peer-reviewed.
Historical Statistics is a reference source that is the standard for quantitative facts of American history. Users can develop reports and export data using Excel and other .csv-compatible programs. Cross-indexing, fully searchable tables, table documentation, and commentary are the key features of this resource. On-campus only.
The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.
IBISWorld’s industry research includes industry performance, forecasts, products, services, competitive landscape, major companies, operating conditions, and more. All charts within a report can be exported to Excel and all graphs can be copied and pasted into any Word report.
Illinois Periodicals Online (IPO) includes Illinois Country Living, Illinois Heritage, Illinois History Teacher, Illinois Issues, Illinois Libraries, Illinois Municipal Review, Illinois Parks & Recreation, and Outdoor Illinois. Date ranges vary as they are constantly being updated by the archivists at Northern Illinois University.
ImageQuest has nearly three million rights-cleared images from 59 leading collections. These collections include the Bridgeman Art Gallery, Dorling Kindersley Images, Getty Images, the National Portrait Gallery of London, the National Geographic Society, and many other great collections.
ImportGenius provides global import/export records from U.S. Customs at the bill of lading level for 8 million businesses. Search for records by shipper, consignee, port, carrier information, vessel name, and more.Create an account with your COD email to access this resource. On-campus only.
InfobaseBooks contains eBook materials on a variety of general studies subjects including art, history, education, mathematics, sciences, technology, health and medicine, mythology and paranormal, current issues, and literature (classics, critcism, and reference).
International Newsstream provides information from more than 660 of the world's top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.
The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. This library of academic and cultural films features collections from the Academic Film Archive and the Media Burn Independent Film Archive.
Issues & Controversies provides accurate, accessible, and authoritative information about current issues, exploring more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. This is an excellent database to explore pros/cons and multiple sides of an issue and is great for research papers and debate preparation.
Jazz Music Library is a large collection of jazz music by individuals and ensembles for online listening and learning.
The Journal of Chemical Education (JCE) is co-published by the ACS Division of Chemical Education and the American Chemical Society Publications division. Among many subjects, the journal includes research articles on pedagogical topics, lesson plans, and laboratory experiments dating back to the first issue.
The JAMA Network is an international, peer-reviewed, general medical journal that publishes research on clinical care, innovation in health care, health policy, and global health across all health disciplines and countries for clinicians, investigators, and policy makers.
COD Library patrons have access to JAMA online and JAMA Network Open only.
JSTOR provides electronic access to major journal titles, eBooks, and images. Subjects covered by this database include art, biology, business, ecology, botany, general science, language, literature, mathematics, sustainability, security, music, and more. JSTOR is a great resource for general research. A personal account can be created to store and organize resources.
Global Plants contains the contributed collections of more than 300 herbaria from around the globe. Herbaria preserve plant type specimens that are used for the study of botany, ecology, and other plant science disciplines. Access reference works and primary sources such as collectors’ correspondence and diaries, paintings, drawings, and photographs contributed by partners.
The Kanopy video collection covers a variety of subjects across many disciplines. Kanopy's strongest offerings include global and historical feature films, indie titles, and documentaries. Title availability is split between "in collection" and "request" tabs. Users needing titles for assignments can request access via the request button. Faculty can reach out to the Electronic Resources team for future assistance at e-resources@cod.edu
Knovel Library is a cross-searchable collection of electronic books in technology, engineering, applied technology, science, chemistry and physics, welding, and much more. This database allows you to search by material properties, and contains graphs, tables, and equations. Create an optional free account to save and organize your resources online and in the app.
Supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass a high school equivalency test, prepare for college, explore careers, join the military, study for occupational certification tests, become a U.S. citizen and much more. Contains practice tests, interactive tutorials, e-books, articles, and flashcards.
LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers, and videos. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.
Library & Information Science Source stands as the premier full-text database for studies in library and information science. Housing a collection of active full-text journals, a substantial portion of which undergo peer review, this database encompasses a broad spectrum of related topics, such as librarianship, classification, information management, and the history of library studies.
LinkedIn Learning is a large, high-quality collection of online video classes and tutorials created by accomplished professional and industry experts covering a broad range of technology, business, and creativity topics. LIL is a great resource for developing skills in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, educational technology, multimedia design, coding, business, and a wide range of other topics.
Sign in with your COD email to access this resource.
LitCovid is the most comprehensive, curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is updated daily with new PubMed articles relevant to COVID-19. Articles are categorized into subtopics (e.g. mechanism, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, long-COVID, case report) and geographic locations.
A rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems. This database includes content from MLA International Bibliography, Literary Glossary, and the Literary Source eBook Collection.
Mango is an adaptive learning language interface featuring more than 70 languages. Mango offers critical thinking and memory-building exercises, grammar and culture notes, and conversation-based methodology to help build language and communication skills. Available in browser or mobile app.
Students, Faculty, and Staff: Sign up for an account with your COD email or use as guest via the database link.
District Resident Access: Registered district residents can get signed up for a Mango Languages account at the Circulation Desk. Sign in on the app or click HERE for the web link.
MAS Complete is a research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. It also includes thousands of full-text primary source documents and videos from the Associated Press.
Broad collection of popular full-text magazines and reference books. Magazines include People, Better Homes and Gardens, TIME, and Newsweek. Covers subjects including business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY, and fashion. Also includes photos, maps, and flags.
MEDLINE is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care. Subject headings help users effectively search and retrieve information and follow the structure of the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) used by the National Library of Medicine.
MedlinePlus is the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) consumer health web portal. It contains reputable information on health topics, medical tests, drugs and supplements, genetics, the latest medical news, and more in a variety of reading levels and languages, including Spanish. Its medical encyclopedia contains images and videos. It can be linked to EHRs (Electronic Health Records) and should be the first stop when seeking health information on the internet.
Mergent Hoover's Collection provides historical insights into the most influential public, private, and state-owned enterprises in the world dating back over 20 years. Publications include Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies, Hoover's Handbook of World Business, Hoover's MasterList of U.S. Companies, Hoover's Handbook of American Business, and Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies.
Mergent Intellect is a flexible web-based application that offers access to business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, and industry profiles for private and public U.S. and international companies.
Micromedex is an evidence-based, multi-database drug search engine that provides summary and in-depth information for drugs (both prescription and over-the-counter products), diseases, toxicology, and alternative medicine. Its clinical tools include IV compatibility, drug identification, drug interactions, drug comparisons, and clinical calculators.
If you are looking for information on the MobileMicromedex app, please click here.
The Military & Government Collection provides full-text for nearly 350 journals and periodicals. The database also includes 245 pamphlets and offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 titles. It also offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
Mintel is the world’s leading market intelligence agency. Use this resource to find analysis of consumers, markets, new products, and competitive landscapes in local and global economies. Includes full datasets as well as analysis and reports. An excellent resource for gathering information for a business plan. On-campus only access here.
From the Modern Language Association (MLA) and EBSCO, this resource combines an extensive collection of full-text journals with the definitive index for the study and teaching of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric, writing studies, folklore, film, theater, and other dramatic arts.
Morningstar is a comprehensive stock database that includes in-depth research reports on companies; data on mutual, closed-end, and exchange-traded funds; analysts' reports on funds, and exclusive investment tools. The educational tool includes information on stocks and portfolios, as well as introduction to loans, checking and savings accounts, managing car insurance, and many other financial topics for beginners.
MotoLogic is an online service information system designed for the professional automotive technician. Data is farmed directly from the OEM service sites. This site compliments the information found in AllData and Chilton's Library.
Click the “log in” button on the top right. On-campus only.
Music & Performing Arts from Alexander Street combines audio and video content for the study of music from all time periods and thousands of artists, composers, choreographers, and ensembles.
Collections include:
American Music
Classical Music
Dance
Film
Jazz
Popular Music
Theatre
World Music
The Nature database contains full-text content of Nature from 1997-Present. Nature advances discovery by publishing trusted research, supporting the development of new ideas, and championing open science.
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
The New Play Exchange (NPX) is the world's largest digital library of scripts by living writers. The NPX, a National New Play Network program, is flipping the script on the ways in which new work is shared and discovered.
Provides indexing and full-text coverage of the New York Times. Coverage: 1980-present.
The New York Times Digital Edition includes access to the Newspaper, the Magazine, the Book Review, the Learning Network for Educators, and a variety of newsletter selections, as well as a variety of images and videos created for the newspaper.
Create an account with your COD email to access this resource.
The TimeMachine has every issue of the New York Times from 1851-2002, as originally printed. Access is available through your New York Times Digital Edition account. Use your COD email to create an account or log in with your existing account information.
For further information, visit https://library.cod.edu/nyt/home.
The New Yorker is a magazine with varied literary content, including journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. The magazine is famous for its in-depth reporting, political and cultural commentary, and its unique mix of stories that surprise, delight, and inform. The Library only has access to the print magazine archive. We do not have access to the website's "online-only" content. Search the magazine here.
Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Newspapers include St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.
NFPA contains nations codes from the National Fire Codes, the National Electrical Codes, the Life Safety Code, and many more. Please note that PDF downloads from this database are not allowed. Page prints from your browser are possible.
NoodleTools allows you to find, organize and store your research citations all in one place. Create complete Works Cited and Bibliographies with the click of a mouse, and keep notes and ideas related to your work all in one place. Available in browser and mobile app.
Create an account with your COD email to access this resource.
NoveList Plus is an electronic readers' advisory resource which allows you to search for fiction and non-fiction titles written for readers of all ages. Users can search for books based on subject, genre, and different “appeal” factors. This resource is often used by public libraries and students in the LTA program but can also be used by anyone looking for a next read.
Nursing Education in Video is a collection of streaming videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. All the videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board and are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with US Federal regulations by agencies such as OSHA and CMS.
O'Reilly provides access to a vast collection of eBooks, videos, courses, playlists, and case studies, covering topics such as IT security, networking, infrastructure, software development, programming languages, web development, certification preparation, project management, multimedia design and production, AI and machine learning, business strategies, and more.
OverDrive is a growing collection of popular eBooks, eAudio and magazines available for download. Users may checkout materials for up to three weeks and place holds on eBooks and eAudio currently in use. Available in browser and on the Libby app.
COD Students, Faculty, and Staff sign in with their school email. District Residents sign in with their library card number and pin.
Learn about The Libby App by OverDrive here.
Oxford Art contains articles, biographies, topic overviews, and images on artists, genres, and more. Search for art-related sources by art field or medium, such as types of materials or format, era, geographic region, and occupation.
Oxford English Dictionary is the authority on the English language, a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of words, past and present. A key feature is that it traces the usage of words. The online version is updated quarterly.
Oxford Music contains articles, biographies, topic overviews, and images on musical genres, musicians, composers, and more. Search for music-related sources by topic, instrument, era, geographic region, and occupation.
PhilPapers is an index and bibliography of philosophy-related scholarship maintained by the community of professional philosophers. The index includes references to journal articles, books, open access archives, and personal pages maintained by professional philosophers. Site contains some full-text resources.
Popular Music Library contains a wide range of popular music from around the world, including pop music, alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, soundtracks, and many more.
The database provides a highly specialized collection of electronic information especially for professional educators. This collection offers information on everything from children's health and development to cutting-edge pedagogical theory and practice.
Ebook Central is a large and growing collection of books on a variety of topics. All books in this collection are also accessible through the COD Library catalog. Use your Ebook Central account to check out and download books, use the reading tools, and create reading lists.
Sign in with your COD email to access this resource.
PsycArticles, from the APA, offers a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles. It covers behavioral therapies, clinical practice, developmental and experimental psychology, and more topics in the field. Now used instead of PsycInfo.
Provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in APA PsycInfo. Covers a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines. It offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling.
Access to high-quality e-books covering a wide range of topics such as self-help, fitness, games, hobbies, and cooking. This general reference e-book collection features titles for both adults and juveniles.
The PubMed database, freely available via the Internet, provides citations and abstracts to articles in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, allied health, and the pre-clinical sciences; it also indexes articles from the Index to Dental Literature and the International Nursing Index. PubMed is a service of the US National Library of Medicine. Citations may include links to full-text articles from PubMed Central or publisher websites.
The R2 Digital Library is a web-based, health sciences, eBook database featuring a collection of medical, nursing, and allied health titles. It can be accessed on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and web-capable electronic readers. It has an A-Z index of drug names, diseases, and topics that are searchable by discipline, practice area, or condition.
Titles are limited to one user per copy, if the title you need is in use come back at a later time and try again.
Reference Solutions is a database consisting of United States and Canadian company information searchable by name, executive title, business type, sales volume, year established, address, location, industry, white page directory listings, and more. It allows 500 prints or downloads per session.
Regional Business News provides full-text for more than 80 regional US and Canadian business publications, including titles from Crain Communications.
Hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
The Salem Press database is divided into five categories: Literature, History, Science, Health & Psychology, and Careers & Business. Researchers can keyword search the whole platform, the individual categories, or just search a specific title. The main page of the database lists each category as well as all eBook titles found within the categories.
Illinois maps that chart the growth of villages, towns, and cities from 1867 - 1970. On-campus only.
The collection contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, including images from many important collections: the Prado, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Uffizi, and the Louvre as well as archaeological sites in Greece, Italy, Turkey and Egypt. On-campus only.
Science is a family of journals published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Full-text articles are available from 1997-present on topics such as the entire human genome, never before seen images of the Martian surface, advancement in robotics, clinical studies in immunology, and much more.
Science Direct provides indexing and full-text journal articles in the sciences and social sciences, including chemistry, medicine, computer science, earth science, economics, business, engineering, energy, environmental science, life science, materials science, mathematics, physics, and astronomy. This is a good source for scholarly research in those subjects.
SciFinder contains chemical abstracts and citations to a wide variety of chemical research in many formats. Find spectra, physical properties, and more under the "Substance" tab, which is searchable by CAS number, formula, name, or even a structural drawing.
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Silent Film Online database brings together more than 500 films which together represent the basis of modern cinematic technique and film theory. The database covers silent features, serials, and shorts from the 1890s to the 1930s.
Repair guides for small engines and routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service, etc.). Also includes guides on extensive repairs such as engine and transmission disassembly. Coverage includes lawnmowers, motorcycles, tractors, and snowmobiles. Information on more than 25 years of engine models, with new and updated content added regularly.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries is a large collection of the world's musical and aural traditions for listening and learning online.
SocINDEX with Full-Text is a comprehensive sociology research database. The database features records with subject headings from a sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. This database also includes full-text eBooks, monographs and conference papers.
SpringerLink is a collection of eBooks covering topics in technology, sciences and medicine. The COD Library provides access to titles published between 2005-2010. Chapters from this collection can be downloaded in PDF to read offline. This resource also contains current Open Access journal artices and eBooks.
Statista provides statistical data on many topics including media, business, politics, society, technology, and education. Sources include market reports, opinion research institutions, trade publications, scientific journals, and government agencies. Charts can be downloaded or embedded for assignment purposes.
US Newsstream offers exclusive access to The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune as well as many other key national and regional news sources from the United States. Coverage: 1980-current.
Ulrich's Web is an easy to search source of detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals (also called serials) of all types: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more.
The University of Fashion contains detailed video tutorials on drawing, draping, pattern making, garment construction, and also has downloadable materials like select patterns and croquis. The lessons are scaffolded into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced categories.
The Very Short Introductions collection began as a print series in 1995, offering brief informative introductions to a diverse range of subject areas in arts and humanities, law, medicine and health, science and mathematics, and social sciences.
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Provides indexing and full-text coverage of the Wall Street Journal. Coverage: 1984-present.
Provides indexing and full-text coverage of the Washington Post. Coverage: 1987-present.
Westlaw Next is a comprehensive collection of law-related information resources along with news and business information. It contains information on primary law, analytical materials, litigation insights, case law, core legal reference materials, and much more. Students can find Black's Law Dictionary by going into Westlaw, clicking Secondary Sources on the middle of the screen, and then clicking on Black's Law Dictionary on the right hand side under Related Content.
WGSN is an online news, information and fashion images database for the fashion and style industries. Coverage on fashion trends, forecasting, design, company profiles, and news items on e-commerce, finance, advertising, and marketing. Sign in with your COD email to access this resource.
NOTE: WGSN Insights and Interiors are no longer available.Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this website will help you connect majors to careers. Learn about typical career areas and types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
WorldCat lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.